Robinson Crusoe, narrated in the first person, is dominated by the title character. The other major character, Friday, appears after two-thirds of the narrative has been told. Crusoe is adventurous by nature. Against his father’s “serious and excellent counsel,” Crusoe embarks on the seafaring career that he feels will satisfy his “wandering inclination.” Even late in life, after his return to England, where he marries and has three children and is later widowed, Crusoe once again heads out to sea for another long voyage that takes him to China. Robinson Crusoe’s character is a study in contradictions. He is by turns an ardent capitalist and an introspective Christian; a wanderer attracted to adventure and a civilized Englishman who creates a cozy dwelling for himself; a believer in the dignity of the human being and a slave trader. Defoe portrays these contradictions as typical characteristics of a middle-class English Protestant tradesman of the period. By contrast, ...
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The Ambivalence of Mastery Crusoe’s success in mastering his situation, overcoming his obstacles, and controlling his environment shows the condition of mastery in a positive light, at least at the beginning of the novel. Crusoe lands in an inhospitable environment and makes it his home. His taming and domestication of wild goats and parrots with Crusoe as their master illustrates his newfound control. Moreover, Crusoe’s mastery over nature makes him a master of his fate and of himself. Early in the novel, he frequently blames himself for disobeying his father’s advice or blames the destiny that drove him to sea. But in the later part of the novel, Crusoe stops viewing himself as a passive victim and strikes a new note of self-determination. In building a home for himself on the island, he finds that he is master of his life—he suffers a hard fate and still finds prosperity. But this theme of mastery becomes more complex and less positive after Friday’s arriva...
Industrialization Industrialization is defined here as a process whereby humans channel the forces of nature into the production and manufacture of goods for their economic consumption. This industrialization is Crusoe's occupation, according to his cultural background and his religion. He immediately sets out to be productive and self-sufficient on the island. By the time of Robinson Crusoe , most villages were experiencing labor specialization. People began to buy bread instead of baking it. Thus Crusoe has to relearn many of these arts to survive. With practice, Crusoe is able to increase the level of industrialization on his island. Crusoe has a few implements with which he is able to reconstruct a semblance of civilization as well as create more advanced technology. While building his house, he notes that every task is exhausting. In brief, he praises the idea of "division of labor" as he describes cutting timber out of trees, bringing the wood from the...
1. Compiling a list of ten analogies is about as much fun as unanesthatized bowel surgery. (Zero Punctuation) 2. It had that eerie, surreal quality like when you're on vacation and jeopardy comes on at 7 pm instead of 7:30. (Top 25 Analogies) 3. Jake was stubborn. Trying to convince him that he was wrong was like trying to convince Republicans that women had rights; it just wouldn't work. 4. My laugh is deep and hearty, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up. (Top 25 Analogies) 5. Her eyes were like two brown circles with little black dots in them. (Bad High School Analogies) 6. My vocabulary is as bad as, like, whatever. (Top 25 Analogies) 7. Ninjas have the power to disappear unnoticed, the period after the Dr on a Dr Pepper can. (Bad High School Analogies) 8. His hard, angry manner provoked hatred and distrust like Jessica Alba provokes animalistic lust. 9. John and Mary had never met, like two hummingbirds who had also never met. (Top 25 Anal...
Definition: Imperatives are verbs used to give orders, commands,warning or instructions, and (if you use "please") to make a request. It is one of the three moods of an English verb (indicative, imperative and subjunctive). For example: Give me that tape, please. To make the imperative, use the infinitive of the verb without "to" For example: Come here! Sit down! To make a negative imperative, put "do not" or "don't" before the verb: For example: Don't go! Do not walk on the grass. You can also use "let's" before the verb if you are including yourself in the imperative. The negative of "let's" is "let's not". For example: Let's stop now. Let's have some lunch. Let's not argue Let's not tell her about it. Orders Adults do not usually give each other orders, unless they are in a position of authority. However, adults can give orders to children and ...
List of Examples of Idiomatic Expressions The following is a list of Idiomatic Expressions used in the English and American language: Back To Square One - To start again Ball and chain: To be burdened with a task that that cannot be left or abandoned Beat a dead horse: To engage in pointless and repetitive discussion. Between the Devil and the deep blue sea. - In a very difficult situation when any resolution will be unpleasant. Bushed - Tired, completely exhausted Caught With Your Pants Down - Found out! Can't see your nose in front of your face: Being oblivious to something obvious, in clear view. Crash: To go to sleep Don't look a Gift Horse in the Mouth - To reject something that has been freely given Elbow Grease - A great deal of effort Flea Market - An open-air market Get out of hand - A situation which has resulted in chaos Hit the hay: To go to bed In your face - An aggressive manner Junk Mail - Unsolicited communications Kick the bucket: To die Let sl...
able to do (something) blindfolded - to be able to do something easily and quickly The car was easy to fix and we were able to do it blindfolded. above reproach - to be not deserving of blame or criticism The actions of the police officer were above reproach. be all ears - to listen eagerly and carefully The boy was all ears when the teacher described the circus. be off on the wrong foot - to start something under bad circumstances I tried to talk to my new neighbor but it seems that we are off on the wrong foot already. bear in mind - to consider that something is so We have to bear in mind that the child is only three years old when he does something bad. dead ahead - to be directly ahead There was a truck dead ahead so we put on the car brakes suddenly. dead as a doornail - to be very dead The man was as dead as a doornail after the car accident. feel at home - to feel accepted, to feel as if you are at home The woman always makes her guests feel at home. yellow-bellied - extremel...
Reading helps to improve our knowledge and increase our awareness of many issues around the world.There are,of course,many things about the world that we do not quite understand.However,the library is the most important source of information without travelling around the world to gain knowledge.In addition,reading and researching for information turns up facts that we may never heard of. Reading also assists in training our mind to be constantly active and sharp.This is due to the fact that when we read,our minds stay alert,especially on controversial issues that we may disagree with the writer.The more widespread our reading habit is,the sharper our thinking skills.We also,over time,will develop a more critical approach to life and certain issues. One very important benefit of reading is that we improve our language proficiency and fluency.We increase our vocabulary and learn many new words,with of cou...
Uses of Computer Today, the computer is everywhere. We can find them in homes, schools, supermarkets, banks and factories. Many homes and schools now have personal computers (PCs).These computers are used for educational purposes such as typing lesson notes or homework and learning mathematics, science and so on. Another important use of the computer is Internet. People use it to search for information or communicate with one another through e-mail. In homes, computers are also used for entertainment purposes such as playing video games, listening to music and watching movie. However, when we think of the computer, we should not only think of the personal computer. There are also tiny computers in electrical appliances, calculators and the telephone. These tiny computers help to make modern life more comfortable. Computers are also used in businesses. Supermarket scanners...
R obinson Crusoe is an Englishman from the town of York in the seventeenth century, the youngest son of a merchant of German origin. Encouraged by his father to study law, Crusoe expresses his wish to go to sea instead. His family is against Crusoe going out to sea, and his father explains that it is better to seek a modest, secure life for oneself. Initially, Robinson is committed to obeying his father, but he eventually succumbs to temptation and embarks on a ship bound for London with a friend. When a storm causes the near deaths of Crusoe and his friend, the friend is dissuaded from sea travel, but Crusoe still goes on to set himself up as merchant on a ship leaving London. This trip is financially successful, and Crusoe plans another, leaving his early profits in the care of a friendly widow. The second voyage does not prove as fortunate: the ship is seized by Moorish pirates, and Crusoe is enslaved to a potentate in the North African town of Sallee. While on a fishing expedition,...
Interesting List Coffee History According to a coffee history legend, an Arabian shepherd named Kaldi found his goats dancing joyously around a dark green leafed shrub with bright red cherries in the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Kaldi soon determined that it was the bright red cherries on the shrub that were causing the peculiar euphoria and after trying the cherries himself, he learned of their powerful effect. The stimulating effect was then exploited by monks at a local monastery to stay awake during extended hours of prayer and distributed to other monasteries around the world. Coffee was born. Despite the appeal of such a legend, recent botanical evidence suggests a different coffee bean origin. This evidence indicates that the history of the coffee bean beagan on the plateaus of central Ethiopia and somehow must have been brought to Yemen where it was cultivated since the 6th century. Upon introduction of the first coffee houses in Cairo and Mecca coffee became a pa...
Interesting Corner DNA reveals some mystery on King Tut, raises questions CAIRO (AFP) - – DNA testing has unraveled some of the mystery surrounding the birth and death of pharaoh king Tutenkhamun, revealing his father was a famed monotheistic king and ruling out Nefertiti as his mother, Egypt's antiquities chief said on Wednesday. Zahi Hawass announced the results of the study involving DNA tests and computerised tomography (CT) scans on Tutankhamun's mummy at a packed media conference in the Egyptian Museum. The testing showed the pharoah died of malaria after suffering a fall, putting to rest the theory that the enigmatic boy-king was murdered. He was also shown to have suffered from a club foot and used a cane as a walking aid. Hawass said what seemed as an injury to the back of Tutankhamun's skull, which some had taken as evidence that he was murdered, was in fact a hole made by embalmers. "We found evidence from DNA that proves he had very severe malaria," Ha...
Today i want to finish my homework. Just Kemahiran Hidup and Science. Geografi maybe tomorrow or later. This holiday i,m not going anywere. Just helping my parent at home.. Cooking is my favourite work! Yesterday i cooked Laksa Kedah because my house also in Kedah. I hope tomorrow i will cook and learn more how to cook well than today!
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Robinson Crusoe - The novel’s protagonist and narrator. Crusoe begins the novel as a young middle-class man in York in search of a career. He father recommends the law, but Crusoe yearns for a life at sea, and his subsequent rebellion and decision to become a merchant is the starting point for the whole adventure that follows. His vague but recurring feelings of guilt over his disobedience color the first part of the first half of the story and show us how deep Crusoe’s religious fear is. Crusoe is steady and plodding in everything he does, and his perseverance ensures his survival through storms, enslavement, and a twenty-eight-year isolation on a desert island. Friday - A twenty-six-year-old Caribbean native and cannibal who converts to Protestantism under Crusoe’s tutelage. Friday becomes Crusoe’s servant after Crusoe saves his life when Friday is about to be eaten by other cannibals. Friday never ...
Robinson Crusoe Synopsis: Robinson Crusoe is the name of young Englishman who is shipwrecked. He is the only survivor. On the island, he has to be an independent person because there was nobody that can help him. He decided to make his own clothes from animals’ skin, hunt for food, make pottery and a boat and built his own shelter without any experience! He also rears goat, plant rice and corn and collect fruit to continue his life. One day, Crusoe saves a man from being killed by a cannibal. This man becomes his most trusted companion and friend. He calls the man Friday because he rescued him on the Friday. After that, Crusoe and Friday save Friday’s father and a few others from the cannibals. One day, Crusoe and Friday saves an English captain accidentally. Crusoe helps the English captain defect the mutineers. Then, the English captain offers Crusoe a ship to return back to England. He accepts the offer and after 28 years of being away, he goes back to England. Char...
Strawberry cultivars vary remarkably in size, color, flavor, shape, degree of fertility, season of ripening, liability to disease and constitution of plant. [ 4 ] Some vary in foliage, and some vary materially in the relative development of their sexual organs. In most cases the flowers appear hermaphroditic in structure, but function as either male or female. [ 5 ] For purposes of commercial production, plants are propagated from runners and generally distributed as either bare root plants or plugs. Cultivation follows one of two general models, annual plasticulture [ 6 ] or a perennial system of matted rows or mounds. [ 7 ] A small amount of strawberries are also produced in greenhouses during the off season. [ 8 ] A garden using the plasticulture method The bulk of modern commercial production uses the plasticulture system. In this method, raised beds are formed each year, fumigated, and covered with plastic to prevent weed growth and erosion. Plants, usually obtained ...